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Elections 2010: Focus on federal workers
A partial shift in power on the Hill means committee chairmanships will change in the House but not in the Senate. A variety of issues from the federal budget to telework, and federal pay and regulatory policies will be re-examined.
Tags: pay and benefits , Mike Causey , Dan Adcock , Leslie Phillips , Steny Hoyer , Darrell Issa , Jason Chaffetz , Bob Cusack , Suzanne Kubota , Jerry Bodlander , Susan Crabtree , federal pay raise , pay raise , 2011 budget , furloughs , Bill Bransford , hiring freeze , workforce reductions , health care , FEHBP , Social Security , $250 payment , Jolie Lee , Julia Ziegler , 1.4 percent raise , federal employees , Election 2010
Election watch 2010 - and what it means for porn
Politico tells you what to look for in the election and what it means for 2012. Also, the Economist reports that winning or losing an election is tied to the amount of porn you look at.
Tags: Politico , Economist , TechAmerica , election , Republican , Democrat , pornography , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider
Yemen explosives discovery likely to impact cargo screening
Homeland Security Today's David Silverberg discussed how the Yemen explosives discovery will impact a cargo screening mandate.
Tags: Homeland Security Today , David Silverberg , Yemen , intelligence , Dorobek Insider
Congressional scorecard causes debate over insourcing
The Business Coalition for Fair Competition wants to highlight what it believes are provisions that hurt private sector companies and forces industry to compete with the government. Jason Miller joins the DorobekINSIDER with details.
Tags: insourcing , Business Coalition for Fair Competition , contracting , Jason Miller , Dorobek Insider
Elections put new focus on government spending
Deficit reduction will be the top priority post-election.
Tags: Washington Post , Barack Obama , John Boehner , budget , pay and benefits , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider
Fiscal commission in search of consensus
Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.), the majority whip and a member of the commission, said in an interview that the "toxic" political environment created by the midterm elections threatens to undermine the proposals the panel is expected to make in December.
Tags: Federal Drive , Dick Durban , Ian Swanson , fiscal commission
A one-shot $250 check for retired feds?
Will retirees get a one-time $250 check? On this week's Your Turn host Mike Causey talks with Dan Adcock and David Snell from National Active and Retired Federal Employees about the upcoming lame duck session of Congress.
October 27, 2010
Tags: pay and benefits , COLA , retirees , Dan Adcock , David Snell , NARFE , Mike Causey , Your Turn
Analysis: What to expect for FY 2011 budgets
When your agency funding comes through may be the best indicator of how much you're getting. The Hill's Bob Cusack explains.
Tags: Federal Drive , Bob Cusack , FY 2011 budget , appropriations , Suzanne Kubota
What conflict of interest? How power blinds us to our flaws
The Wall Street Journals reports on Congressional staffers' trades begs the question: Why do people in power risk losing so much for a little more gain?
Tags: Must Reads , Dorobek Insider , Wall Street Journal , stocks , trading , conflict of interest , transparency
Sen. Warner pushes agency performance reforms
Warner's proposed legislation requires federal agencies to do less work with performance data more often. More details from Mark Warner.
Tags: Federal Drive , Congressional Spotlight , Government Performance Modernization Act , management , Mark Warner , Suzanne Kubota
